make sure

idiom

: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.

Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.

They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.

Examples of make sure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My job is to keep our mission, vision, and commitment to impact front and center and to make sure our staff feel supported and able to stay focused on the work. —Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026

For long-distance movers, make sure they are registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

Really the focus is to make sure the tickets are fairly and competitively priced on a year-in, year-out basis. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026

With a handful of players learning new positions, the Mets also need to make sure they’re insulated with solid options behind them. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for make sure

• annexure
• embouchure
• epicure
• immature
• paramour
• premature
• reassure
• reinsure
• sinecure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure